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Whitman Park
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National Register of Historic Places

Whitman Park

Whitman’s first place on the National RegisterListed Mar 18, 2004; only 3,859 of Massachusetts’s 4,457 listings are older
StickListed 2004Whitman
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About Whitman Park

Whitman Park, at Park, Maple, Whitman, Hayden Ave., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Mar 18, 2004: the first place in Whitman to be listed. Only 3,859 of Massachusetts’s 4,457 listings are older. The Register lists it for its town planning, recreation and landscape design, at the local level. It describes its style as Stick, as it does for 35 other Massachusetts listings. The listing covers 14.3 acres.

What it isPark in Massachusetts, United States of America. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 98 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1880 to today

  1. 1880Built
  2. 2004Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 22 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 2 landmarks in about 5 minutes

Park, Maple, Whitman, Hayden Ave., Whitman · about 0.2 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Whitman ParkStart here
  2. 2Commonwealth Shoe and Leather Co.Building · 0.2 mi on
Around it

1 more Register listing within 2 miles

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

DIsland Grove Park National Register DistrictBeaux Arts2 mi

Memories of Whitman Park

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Questions about Whitman Park

Is Whitman Park on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Mar 18, 2004 (Register number 04000187).

Is Whitman Park a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Massachusetts has 189 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is H.H. Richardson Historic District of North Easton, 8.3 miles away.

Can you visit Whitman Park?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Whitman Park?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 98 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 63796656 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.